From Kings Island, OH to Indianapolis, IN it's about 2 hours 8 minutes to drive....
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt killed in a last-lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. 1  Ken Schrader (36) slams into Dale Earnhardt (3) during the final lap of the Daytona 500. Earnhardt died from injuries sustained in the crash. The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's season opener and is often referred to as its Super Bowl. Earnhardt won it in 1998.
But the problem is when you go straight on into a wall going 180 miles an hour, as Dale Earnhardt did, there's really very little that can happen. Neil Bonnett, a great Winston Cup driver, died here at this track by running into a wall at 200 miles an hour back in 1994.